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Attorneys and invited guests will gather for Pepper’s seventh annual reception to celebrate the law firm’s diversity, recognize the firm’s on-going diversity efforts and enjoy the diversity amongst our clients and in our community.

Featuring brief remarks by Nina M. Gussack, chairwoman of Pepper Hamilton’s Executive Committee and The Honorable James T. Giles, former U.S. District Court Judge and of counsel at Pepper Hamilton.

Judge Giles, the first African-American lawyer to join Pepper and the first person of color to be elected to the firm’s partnership, will announce the winners of the Honorable James T. Giles Writing Competition. Sponsored by Pepper Hamilton, the high school essay contest is part of a “pipeline initiative” to encourage an interest in law school among the diverse student population of Philadelphia’s public schools.

PD Villarreal, senior vice president of global litigation at GlaxoSmithKline, will be presented with Pepper Hamilton’s 2012 Champion of Diversity Award.